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Mental health advocate to discuss suicide prevention, wellness
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… and both sessions will include an on-stage American Sign Language translator. He will reprise the talk for … a gift, that is why they call it the present. Cherish it always." About the presenter For his outstanding work as a … Differences program began in 1999 as a collaboration between the City of Kalamazoo and Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23265
Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce
W Magazine
… into a space where multilingual learners, who make up a third of her students, thrive. Kristi VanderWoude “The … and Human Development. The impact of these partnerships is significant for enrollment. Western added more than 400 … agencies—higher education and K-12—work together for a better future, students, families and communities win.” A …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397
Penn professor to deliver annual Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture
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… arguing that a true global democracy is the only way to creating lasting peace and, to borrow a phrase from … world government. Rawls, Immanuel Kant, K.C. Tan, Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz, Debra Satz, Anne-Marie Slaughter and … more than 25 years ago and left a sum of money to WMU to support peace efforts through lectures or forums open to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31503
University Theatre presents 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'
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… Manhattan. Then she meets Jimmy, a handsome man making his way through the Big Apple on his wits. Based on the 1967 … Fedewa , Peyton Reilly , Anisa Henry , Katelyn Weikel , Miggie Snyder , Dayna Palya , Rachel Carreri , Olivia Belfie , … U.S. and Europe, most notably "42nd Street," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Grease," "Evita" and "Little Shop of Horrors." …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31404
Author, film critic and New Yorker staff member David Denby to visit campus
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… He is the author of a number of books, including "Lit Up," which is being used at WMU this spring as a reading for one of University's Book Clubs on Ethics. "Lit Up: One Reporter, Three Schools, Twenty-Four Books That Can …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45089
Event management students partner with Kalamazoo Promise for signing event
College of Education and Human Development
… Event management students partner with Kalamazoo Promise for signing event Submitted by Chris Hybels on Left to right are … artists were at the event for students. A student winds up to throw a ball at the dunk tank target. Kalamazoo … empowers students to create their own event management pathway. The core program focuses on event ideation, program …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71679
University Theatre presents 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'
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… and, eventually, to his American presidency. Along the way, he takes on the Founding Fathers, meets his wife, … Theatre Complex or Miller Auditorium ticket offices. Group discounts are available by calling (269) 387-3227. For …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30044
WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool
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… M.D. School of Medicine students constitute a diverse group of future physicians who were selected from the largest … ever tallied at WMed. The 84 M.D. students who make up the Class of 2021 were chosen from a pool of 4,861 … to MD Program. Now in its second year, the program is designed for applicants who have strong pre-medical experience …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229
WMU ensembles to present headline performance at state conference
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… opening night of the Michigan Music Conference is a great way to represent the broad musical audience of the … and a new work by WMU faculty composer, Dr. Christopher Biggs , titled "Extinction." The University Symphony …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29517
GRCC, WMU to extend decades-old partnership with new agreement
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… partnership to the next level with a Wednesday, Sept. 2 , signing that paves the way for a new round of agreements that will allow both schools to better serve students and the Grand Rapids community. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26498